Prizes and awards
National and international recognition of research performed at Centrale Nantes is reflected in the distinctions awarded to the researchers, faculty, alumni and students.
- Centrale Nantes ranked fifth French Engineering School in 2019 by L'Usine NouvelleFebruary 5, 2019The Usine Nouvelle 2019 ranking of French engineering schools has just been published. Centrale Nantes is ranked fifth out of 130 establishments!
- Thales PhD Prize 2018 awarded to Yann Briheche, Centrale Nantes PhD graduateJanuary 21, 2019Yann Briheche, a PhD graduate from Centrale Nantes and LS2N, received the Thales PhD Prize 2018 on 29th November for his thesis on "Optimization of search patterns for fixed-panel tridimensional scanning radars".
- A Centrale Nantes student wins the Jury's special prize at the BTP#LAB hackathonDecember 12, 2018During the BTP # LAB hackathon held in Nancy on 6th and 7th December, a team featuring a Centrale Nantes student won the Jury's special prize with their Op'Them project.
- Centrale Nantes in joint 4th place in the L'Étudiant 2019 rankings!December 6, 2018Centrale Nantes climbs two places in the L'Etudiant ranking - now sharing joint fourth place for French engineering schools in 2019.
- Centrale Nantes ranked in the top 200 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 by Subject: Engineering and TechnologyNovember 29, 2018Centrale Nantes makes its entrance today into the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Engineering & Technology Ranking – ranked 4th amongst the best French universities and in the 176-200 worldwide grouping for this subject.
- Centrale Nantes ranked in the top 500 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 by Subject: Physical SciencesNovember 7, 2018Following our recent entry into the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Centrale Nantes has joined the 401-500 grouping in the Times Higher Education 2019 Physical Sciences Ranking, which is published today.
- Marie Robert wins the Académie de Marine thesis prize for her PhD at Centrale NantesOctober 30, 2018Marie Robert has been awarded the Académie de Marine thesis prize. She conducted her thesis on "Numerical modelling of the hydro-elastic behavior of vessels in nonlinear waves" from 2014 to 2017 at Centrale Nantes, in the LHEEA (Laboratory of Hydrodynamics, Energetics and Atmospheric Environment).
- Centrale Nantes makes its entry into the prestigious Times Higher Education World University RankingsSeptember 26, 2018Centrale Nantes has joined the 401-500 grouping of the world’s top universities in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, which are published today.
- 'Trophées de la construction 2018' - award for EDYCEM's connected concrete, developed in collaboration with Centrale NantesSeptember 13, 2018The research collaboration between EDYCEM BPE and Centrale Nantes - within the framework of the "Innovative Concrete for New Applications" Industrial Chair - has led to an award for EDYCEM's SMARTCEM®, connected concrete in the 'Trophées de la Construction 2018' (Construction Awards).
- David Le Touzé receives the Joe Monaghan prize for the second timeJune 27, 2018On 27 June, David Le Touzé, Centrale Nantes Professor and LHEEA researcher, received the Joe Monaghan prize, for the second time running, alongside his Italian co-authors from INSEAN, a research institute of the CNR (National Research Council of Italy).
- CRIEC - Inter-Ecoles Centrale Research Symposium: thesis prize awarded to Coralie THIEULINJune 25, 2018Centrale Nantes is playing host to the 24th edition of the Inter-Ecoles Centrale Research Symposium (CRIEC) for the week commencing Monday 25th June 2018. The four-day event gives 100 PhD students from the five Ecoles Centrale, (Centrale Supélec, Centrale Lyon, Centrale Nantes, Centrale Lille and Centrale Marseille), the opportunity to exchange views and present their research work during plenary sessions and oral presentations dealing with topics ranging from additive manufacturing, to marine renewable energies, or robotics etc.
- Additive manufacturing: PhD student Tugdual LE NEEL receives the Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award in the United StatesApril 24, 2018Congratulations to the PhD student Tugdual LE NÉEL who, accompanied by Jean-Yves Hascoët, his thesis supervisor, and Pascal Mognol, co-thesis supervisor, received the Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award at the Rapid & TCT Conference on 23rd April 23rd in Texas. The jury considered his work on the combination of different materials to create a very promising binder injection mold to address some of the current challenges in traditional sand casting.
- Centrale Nantes Bachelor student wins first prize in the Mauritius Maritime Week essay competitionFebruary 1, 2018Congratulations to Bijou Mwaura, first year Bachelor student on the Centrale Nantes Mauritius Campus, winner of the first prize in the Mauritius Maritime Week essay competition 2018. She received her award from the Mauritian Prime Minister Hon. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on 24 January 2018.
- Professor Ahmed Loukili appointed member of the board of directors of the Ecole Française du BétonDecember 20, 2017Prof. Ahmed LOUKILI, Centrale Nantes, was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Ecole Française du Beton on November 27th.
- Victor Contreau wins the Eurovia PFE AwardDecember 5, 2017Congratulations to Victor Contreau - newly graduated from the Centrale Nantes degree apprenticeship programme in public works and construction - winner of the 2017 Graduation Project Challenge run by Eurovia, a subsidiary of the Vinci group.
- Two PhD students receive an award at the 10th European Conference on Constitutive Models for RubbersSeptember 1, 2017Congratulations to Marie Dalémat and Thomas Balutch, who received first and second best poster awards at the 10th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubbers (ECCMR), which was held in Munich from 29 to 31 August 2017.
- Manufacturing: Florent Laroche named an "associate member" of CIRPAugust 28, 2017Florent Laroche, lecturer and researcher at Centrale Nantes, has joined a prestigious circle of around 600 international manufacturing academics by becoming an associate member of CIRP (The International Academy for Production Engineering).
- Hermine Tertrais - Student Oral Presentation Winner at the 51st Microwave Power SymposiumJuly 17, 2017Hermine TERTRAIS, PhD student at Centrale Nantes in the GeM - Institute for Research in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, received the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 51st International Microwave Power Institute (IMPI) Symposium held in Miami, from 20 to 22 June 2017.
- A Centrale Nantes PhD student receives the "René Houpert" young researchers awardMay 29, 2017Anass Cherki El Idrissi received the 'René Houpert' young researchers award at the 'Rencontres Annuelles Universitaires de Génie Civil' organised this year by the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering from 22 to 24 May in Nantes.
- European Research Council: proof of concept grant awarded to two Centrale Nantes researchersMay 24, 2017Having previously secured major ERC funding to undertake their research, Nicolas Moës (Dean of Research at Centrale Nantes) and researcher Gilles Marckmann have been awarded a grant of €150,000 to develop the industrial applications of their research.
Published on January 28, 2016
Updated on March 26, 2017
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Research
- STRATEGIC THEMES
- Ocean engineering and MRE
- Computer Science and Automation
- Energy and Engines
- Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing
- Bioengineering
- Civil Engineering and Innovative Concrete
- Robotics
- Materials Science and Composites
- Urban Environment
- Numerical Simulation and High Performance Computing
- Social Sciences and Humanities
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- AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
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- LABORATORIES
- Research Laboratory in Hydrodynamics, Energetics & Atmospheric Environment (LHEEA)
- LS2N Laboratory (ex IRCCYN and LINA)
- Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)
- High Performance Computing Institute (ICI)
- Urban Architecture Nantes Research Centre (AAU)
- Jean Leray Mathematical Institute
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